Description
Mendelssohn: Greatest Hits - 66 Minutes of Classical Mastery CD
- UPC: 015095081520
- Product Type: Music CD
- Title: Mendelssohn Greatest Hits
- Brand Name: Pro Arte Digital Maxiplay
- MPN: CDM 815
- Artists: Utah Symphony directed by Joseph Silverstein; Houston Symphony directed by Sergiu Comissiona
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Romantic Era Orchestral
Overview
Immerse yourself in the elegant and evocative world of Felix Mendelssohn with this "Greatest Hits" compilation from the Pro Arte Digital Maxiplay series. This collection features over 66 minutes of meticulously recorded digital performances, showcasing the composer's most beloved orchestral works. From the atmospheric sea-spray of Fingal's Cave to the ethereal magic of A Midsummer Night's Dream, these recordings capture the brilliance of the Utah and Houston Symphonies. Whether you are a lifelong classical enthusiast or a newcomer to Mendelssohn's lyrical genius, this disc offers a definitive listening experience.
Product Features
- Format: Compact Disc (CD)
- Recording Technique: Completely Digital Recording (DDD) produced using only digital mastertapes
- Total Playing Time: 66:40
- Series: Maxiplay™ - Over 60 Minutes of Music!
Interesting Facts
- The "DDD" Standard: This disc carries the "DDD" SPARS code, meaning the music was digitally recorded, digitally mixed, and digitally mastered, ensuring the highest level of audio clarity available at the time of its release.
- The Wedding Standard: The final track on this CD, the "Wedding March," is perhaps the most famous piece of music in history for marriage ceremonies, originally composed for a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- Fingal's Cave Inspiration: The opening track was inspired by Mendelssohn's 1829 trip to the Scottish island of Staffa; the music famously mimics the echoes and crashing waves of the basalt sea cave.
- Elite Orchestras: This CD features the Utah Symphony under the direction of Joseph Silverstein, a renowned violinist and conductor who significantly elevated the ensemble's national profile.
Track Listing
- Fingal's Cave Overture - 9:40
- Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream - 12:36
- Violin Concerto in E Minor Op. 64 - 27:54
- On The Wings of Song - 3:31
- Overture to Ruy Blas - 7:50
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Wedding March - 4:37
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Total Time: 66:40
Publishers
Intersound, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota (1987)
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